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« on: July 09, 2014, 07:37:23 pm »

What does "ground" mean when talking about "opaque white glass", and does it also apply to milk glass ?
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« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2014, 11:13:47 pm »

George,

'Ground' usually means 'background' or 'base surface' onto which additional decorative elements have been applied. For example, when talking about an overlay glass bottle, a red overlay may be described as being on a 'white milk glass ground', a 'yellow glass ground' or a 'camphor glass ground', whichever the case may be.

With objects using a single material and colour, like say a cinnabar lacquer bottle, an even pattern of wavy lines is often used as a backdrop to a group of figures. This would be described as 'figures on a diaper ground'.

'Base surface' is not to be confused with 'base material', which is the metal or wood core onto which the layers of cinnabar lacquer are built up.

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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2014, 01:06:00 am »

Thank you Tom !
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